The world building is also rather limited. It’s all telling, with no subtleties, which I think would have helped elevate the text. The writing style is very overly descriptive in terms of feelings, which I don’t think really works here, as nothing is left for the reader to interpret and develop their own opinions. It all just feels a little bit ‘been there, done that’ with a rather unsophisticated take on The Handmaid’s Tale, and this idea that women have been oppressed and controlled, which seems to be a recurrent theme in dystopian fiction at the moment. Dystopian YA, female lead, ideas of gender suppression - but I just found it incredibly simplistic and uninspiring. On paper it should be right up my street. As Eve approaches her 16th birthday, can she accept her inevitable fate as the saviour of her race, or will a forbidden love force secrets out into the open? But there’s more to Holly than meets the eyes. In an ageing world destroyed by man, she’s raised away from the conflict in the ‘dome’ - a paradise of school lessons, dancing and talking to her AI ‘friend’ Holly. I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.Įve is the first female to be born in 50 years.

I would recommend this to anyone who wants to try (or enjoys) sci-fi and dystopian fiction but please be aware that it reads in quite a YA tone. That being said, I absolutely loved this book and cannot wait to read the next book in the trilogy! This is definitely a book that leaves you wanting more, more answers, and more closure.

I just found myself feeling ever so slightly confused by what peoples motives were and what was going on. This was going to be a definite 5 star read for me until the book started nearing the end.

I would love to see more of this throughout the trilogy! I particularly liked the parts that were based outside of the tower. I could picture it all so clearly in my mind. I found myself really sucked into the vivid world that was created. I also loved that it touches on some important topics, such as the beauty in Mother Nature and the danger in humans abusing the world we live in. I loved the short chapters and the changing of point of view between Bram and Eve. I found it so unique and it brought about some thought-provoking ideas. I can honestly say I have never read anything like this before and I was completely sucked in by the plot.

However, life starts to take her down a path that her captors had never planned for her when she meets Bram. She is necessary to keep the human race going. Rounded down from roughly 4.5 stars ⭐️ the sci-fi and dystopian genres are something I haven’t explored much before, but I don’t know why because I really enjoyed this book!Įve of Man follows Eve, the only girl to have been born in 50 years.

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